So, this laptop was perfectly working good when I got it for a measly $3. Had a fresh titanium lid and everything.

In the middle of installing a fresh, clean Windows, the laptop did not give any clues that the battery was dying. And suddenly, wham! Power off. And I did everything I could to try to power it on.

- Try again with battery plugged in. Nothing.
- Try again with AC plugged in. Nothing. AC light does not blink, not even for a single second.
- Try again with AC plugged in, and battery removed. Nothing. No sign of life.
- Try again with AC plugged in, with power drained using the old fashioned techniques. Nothing.
- Try again with battery plugged in after everything I've done. Nothing.

Dead motherboard? I really want to not pay much to fix this precious piece of computing power...

OK, dead motherboard it is, ahoy! The battery works fine on my bricked T60. I would like a motherboard shipped, but my laptop is a 2531-MJU. I want to keep everything as close as possible to the original if I want to go for replacements, which may be even harder...